Please Remember: If You Put An Obama Bumper Sticker on Your Automobile, You Represent the Campaign

[tritsofme]

And the candidate.

Driving home today I happened to see a car with an Obama bumper sticker cut off another car pretty bad.

Its fine to drive like an asshole, I do it all the time, which is why I rarely have a political bumper sticker on my car.

Something to keep in mind and to be conscious of while driving.

[hedgehog]

1. If I promise to plaster my car with McCain stickers, can I drive like a jackass?

[tritsofme]

3. If you have the stomach to look at your car every day like that.

Go right ahead.

lol

[anonymous171]

4. Only if you put a "W '04" sticker next to every McCain sticker.

[Youphemism]

15. Put those McCain stickers on a tired old parked car that barely runs. /nt

[JoFerret]

39. Lol. But you also might

die.
And we would not want that.

[blondie58]

45. only if you drive a big old gas guzzler

[MichiganVote]

2. Uh...says who? I can put anything I want on my car for any reason I choose.

[iamahaingttta]

6. You go right ahead.

Knock yourself out...

[bunnies]

14. says the "Clinton Democrat".

hmmmm.

[tritsofme]

17. I never thought suggesting that people drive courteously

while sporting campaign logos would be controversial.

Apparently it is too much to ask for some people.

[MichiganVote]

33. I already drive courteously. I don't need a campaign to change that.

[MichiganVote]

34. I am just a democrat friend. Neither candidate has inspired me to drive recklessly.

Your comment is not only unneeded, its useless and rude.

[LeftyMom]

5. Please.

Anybody so stupid they change their impression of a candidate based on the driving of somebody who has their name on a sticker has no business voting.

[hedgehog]

8. On the other hand - if the stickers don't get people thinking, why do

we bother with them?

[LeftyMom]

10. They encourage fellow supporters, and create the impression of widespread support.

They're also useful for fringe candidates to generate name recognition for very little money (see Paul, Ron.)

[tritsofme]

9. They may have no business voting

but they still make their way to the polls, once every four years.

[LeftyMom]

11. I don't think this phenomenon exists beyond your skull, to be honest.

And I think you're grasping at increasingly flimsy straws to find reasons to bitch at Obama supporters. I'd be embarrassed for you, if I thought it was worth the effort.

[tritsofme]

12. It may not, but its something I've taken note of my whole life.

Its just something I notice, and I certainly can't think of a good reason to make a bad impression on undecided voters if it can be avoided.

[greguganus]

26. Maybe the Obama supporter that cut off the other guy was late for an Obama meeting. n/t

[AlCzervik]

7. i got cut off by a honda the other day, are all honda drivers assholes? Do they represent Honda?

[jakem]

30. im pretty sure the majority of BMW and VW driver are-

based on the way they drive

:shrug:

[PretzelWarrior]

13. I'll K and R this just because we should all drive more carefully

and not so full of rage or impatience regardless of car, bumper stickers, etc.

Yard signs are nice too.

[BklynChick]

16. I think that's a bit too much to ask for. I highly doubt anyone watching that

scenario won't vote for Obama as a result of that. C'mon.

p.s. I don't drive. :shrug:

[greguganus]

25. If people can be swayed by anonymous people on the internet, why not by an anonymous driver? lol nt

[kerry-is-my-prez]

18. Good luck - already they didn't care about acting like jerks here - w/thousands looking.

n/t

[greguganus]

27. That's different. I can't run over you on here with my '73 Pinto. n/t

[Maine-ah]

28. that thing hasn't blown up yet?

lol, my parents had one. Picture this....4 kids, 2 parents...... it was painfull. Then we upgraded to a VW Bus.... no heat. We drove around in the winter with a kerosene heater in it. I kid you not.


so, back on topic.

I usually notice it's the idiots w/ the W stickers that are asshole drivers.

[Raine]

19. I agree to some extent

when I see someone with a chimp sticker driving like an ass I think "well that just figures". Also when I see a chimp sticker I try and get a look at the driver. Most always they look like a morAn with a stupid blank look on their face. :silly: I don't see anything wrong with trying to set a good example when you have bumpersticker. You are kind of a goodwill ambassador O8) for that person or cause.

[moriah]

31. Drivers should be courteous no matter who they support....

... but yes, it's a good idea that if you're advertising support for a candidate to not piss other people off where they associate being pissed off with your candidate.

Our lawn is in terrible shape right now -- the guy who mows our lawn has went MIA. Don't understand why, we paid well....

But I'm not putting up a yard sign until my yard is being mowed every two weeks at least. Hehe.

[Frank Booth]

20. That was probably me.

I have an Obama bumper sticker, and I can't help driving like an asshole.

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[TBF]

22. Where am I tonight - Free Republic? I meant to read at DU.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

23. Yeah, Obama supporters suck don't they?

I think I hear them paging you from HillarySupporters4McCain.com. :eyes:

[barack the house]

24. That is very true it's little things like that, that can flip a vote.

[rug]

29. Must I wear a tie in public?

[Blue-Jay]

35. A spinning bow tie.

On your pecker.

[rug]

44. I reserve spinning bow ties on my pecker for more intimate moments.

[Blue-Jay]

47. One more Christmas present checked off!

"CHECKED" off!

Bunch of perverts around here...

[Telly Savalas]

32. It's not fine to drive like an asshole.

When people drive like assholes it greatly increases the risk that somebody gets seriously injured or killed. That's kind of why they call it "driving like an asshole".

If you don't have a basic appreciation of the safety of others, you don't belong behind the wheel of a car.

[mloutre]

36. Your W decal won't get you into heaven anymore.

And yeah, you shouldn't drive like teh stupid anyway.

But I got John Kerry stickers on both ends of my minivan ("....for President" still on the front, and "...for Senate" on the back), and if you don't think I'm aware of that every time I drive it here in metro Boston then you got another think coming.

My neighbors all do love it though. So did the mechanic who re-inspected the thing last month. And the parking-lot guy right across the street from where I work.

[crankychatter]

37. you drive like an asshole all the time? nt

[tritsofme]

41. I'm from Chicago, its a point of pride.

nt

[crankychatter]

43. oh yeah, my son was telling me ya'all tried to kill him up there

I'm from seattle mostly.... brake for pedestrians and all kinds of strange behavior

[JoFerret]

38. Purity

We need purity.

[tkmorris]

40. "Its fine to drive like an asshole, I do it all the time"

Beautiful.

[Major Hogwash]

42. So, does that mean "park the Desoto"?

I represent!

[lynne]

46. Gee, my car is an old, dirty, gas guzzler. Doubt I'm qualified to bear an Obama sticker.

Should we be submitting our driving records and credit history to allow us to have an Obama sticker??? :crazy: